Year: 2025

Day 5 of WHO INB 13, negotiations on a pandemic agreement

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The text as of February 21, 2025. Proposal_for_WHO_Pandemic_Agreement_E -Onscreen 21 February KEI’s morning intervention: KEI thanks the WHO for approving a 1pm side event, in room W1, where several NGOs will provide reflections on this negotiation. On a different note,…

Save the Date: Friday, 21 February 2025 – Reflections on the Pandemic Accord Negotiations

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UPDATE: The recording of our event can be found here: https://who.zoom.us/rec/share/qKUhDERJ0P9vPK7hhStiC8F7_f7NGdGzTHvDrQH-k70b1F6YmcI44DyScjKUcCAm.XmGTf364amd6Sw7n Title: Reflections on the Pandemic Accord Negotiations Date: Friday, 21 February 2025 Time: 13:00 CET Location: Room W1, World Health Organization The session will be informal. Among the speakers…

Day 3 of WHO INB 13, negotiations on a pandemic agreement

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Some notes on the informal negotiations on the footnote in Article 11 on the nature of the provisions for transfer of technology in the agreement. Mutually Agreed Process (MAP) With regard to the informal negotiations over the footnote to Article…

Day 2 of WHO INB negotiations on a pandemic agreement.

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These are notes from KEI’s February 18 morning intervention: Regarding the footnote to Article 11, on technology transfer, there has been a long standing dispute over the use of words or phrases like voluntary, mutually agreed terms, in the context…

Day 1 of INB13, the WHO negotiations on a pandemic agreement.

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Some notes on day 1 of the WHO INB 13 negotiations a pandemic agreement. The Feb 6, 2025 version of the negotiating text is here: 6Feb2025-INB-text This is note from KEI’s morning intervention on the footnote in Article 11 on…

EB 156: KEI statement on the Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

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On Wednesday afternoon, 5 February 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on he Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. EB 156:…

EB 156 – Constituency statement of Knowledge Ecology International, Health Action International, World Council of Churches, World Blind, Union, and Oxfam: WHO’s work in health emergencies

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On Thursday, 6 February 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered this constituency statement on behalf of KEI, Health Action International, World Blind Union, World Council of Churches and Oxfam on WHO’s work in health emergencies. The focus of our intevention…

EB156: KEI statement on the rare diseases decision under agenda item 6 (Universal health coverage)

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On Wednesday morning, 5 February 2025, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the rare diseases decision under agenda item 6 on Universal Health Coverage. Item 6 Universal health coverage Knowledge Ecology International A challenge for the rare…

EB156: Bangladesh emphasizes WHO’s role in technology transfer during budget discussions

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On Tuesday, 4 February 2024, noted that “WHO’s technical support in technology transfer is not adequately reflected” in the current Executive Board documentation on Financing and implementation of the Programme budget 2024–2025. Bangladesh’s full statement is reproduced below. Item 23.1…

EB 156: Opening address of Dr. Jerome Walcott (Chair)

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On Monday, 3 February 2025, the Chair of the 156th session of the World Health Organziation’s Executive Board, Dr. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health and Wellness, Barbados, delivered the following opening address. 156th SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Monday, 3…